1. This photo was taken by Marion Post Wolcott in June 1939. 2. This picture takes place in the rural outdoors during the daytime, so the lighting is good. 3. This picture has no people in it. It shows a sign advertising Bunzville Inn's exclusive cabins for African Americans, as well as an actual cabin. (If you can call it that.) The sign catches my eye first because it's darker than the trees and shrubs around it.
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1. This photo was taken Russell Lee in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, July 1939.
2. This photo is indoors, most likely during the daytime, and there is good lighting.
3. In the photo there is one African American man, he around the ages 18-mid 20's. He is in black dress pants, and white, short-sleeved, collared shirt, a black hat, and a white hat. A distinguishing feature of this picture is the location. It was taken at a black and white water fountain, and their are even signs on the wall telling which you may drink from. These signs immediatly caught my eye.
4. The man is in a structure, it is a building with black and white water fountains. The walls are made from wood paneling and are not in that good condition.
5. I feel the tone of the photo is negative, it shows an African American man being made to drink from a different fountain due to the color of his skin, not by the kind of person he is.
6. My response to this photograph is irritation. It angers me as a person that during the depression people were so discriminating towards others. I think it is outragous that segregration was allowed, it is outright unfair that Africa Americans are made to drink from different water fountains than whites.
7. I would ask the photographer- Are you african american or white, if you were white did the fact that you were taking this bother the man?
I would ask the man- What are you feelings on segregration, do you think it will change anytime soon?
-Michelle Mikailonis
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1. This photo was taken by Jack Delano in May 1940. 2. The setting of this photo is outdoors, it is daytime, and there is good lighting. It is also in an urban area. 3. There is a few people in this photo, but only one is noticable. He is african american, about 40 years old, and is wearing a white, long sleeved shirt, a tie, hat, and suspenders. The man is standing waiting in an "colored waiting room" line for a bus. I think a distinguishing feature in the photo is the "colored waiting room" sign, it makes a big statement about the times. 4. In the photo there are two structures, a white building with columns and a bus stop building. They are both probubly businesses, in pretty good condition, and well-spaced out. 5. The tone of the photograph is dreary and unexciting. 6. This picture of an african american man standing at a colored bus stop makes me feel bad for him. Segregration at the time effected every single part of peoples lives and was degrating, this is a good example of that. I'm sure their bus stop, like many other things are in worse condition than those for the whites, purposely. He also seems quite bored and tired standing and waiting there. 7. I would ask the man- What is public transportation like for you, do you feel whites have a better system? I would ask in general- Where are all these people going on the bus? On a trip?
-Michelle Mikailonis
1. This picture was taken by Marion Post Wolcott in Memphis, Tennessee, October 1939.
2. This photo was taken outdoors during the daytime. It is in an urban community and the lighting is good. Judging by the lighting, it is late morning or afternoon.
3. There are four people in the picture. Four adult men who range from about 30 to 60. They are African American and appear to be well dressed. The man closest to the camera seems to be dressed in a suit with a hat. The most distinguishing feature in this picture is that they are standing outside a hotel for African Americans which promises "the best service for colored only". What first caught my eye about this picture is the sign that says Hotel Clark.
4. There is a seemingly run down hotel in the picture. Along the road there are several different businesses connected together. the outside of all of them are brick. The men are standing on the sidewalk next to these buildings.
5. The tone of the photograph is mildly depressing. It depicts how African Americans and white people were segregated.
6. The picture shows how peoples prejudices kept them segregated. I feel depressed when I think about it because it meant that two regular people couldn't get along because they were only judged by the color of their skin. This picture also has a positive side though because it shows that there were hotels for people of all color. Even with this knowledge, however, it shows that this hotel for African Americans was slightly dilapidated and a white persons most likely wouldn't be.
7. I would ask the men in the picture what the inside of the building looked like. Also, I would ask the photographer why they chose to take this picture.
1. This photo was taken by Marion Post Wolcott in June 1939.
2. This picture takes place in the rural outdoors during the daytime, so the lighting is good.
3. This picture has no people in it. It shows a sign advertising Bunzville Inn's exclusive cabins for African Americans, as well as an actual cabin. (If you can call it that.) The sign catches my eye first because it's darker than the trees and shrubs around it.
1. This photo was taken Russell Lee in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, July 1939.
2. This photo is indoors, most likely during the daytime, and there is good lighting.
3. In the photo there is one African American man, he around the ages 18-mid 20's. He is in black dress pants, and white, short-sleeved, collared shirt, a black hat, and a white hat. A distinguishing feature of this picture is the location. It was taken at a black and white water fountain, and their are even signs on the wall telling which you may drink from. These signs immediatly caught my eye.
4. The man is in a structure, it is a building with black and white water fountains. The walls are made from wood paneling and are not in that good condition.
5. I feel the tone of the photo is negative, it shows an African American man being made to drink from a different fountain due to the color of his skin, not by the kind of person he is.
6. My response to this photograph is irritation. It angers me as a person that during the depression people were so discriminating towards others. I think it is outragous that segregration was allowed, it is outright unfair that Africa Americans are made to drink from different water fountains than whites.
7. I would ask the photographer- Are you african american or white, if you were white did the fact that you were taking this bother the man?
I would ask the man- What are you feelings on segregration, do you think it will change anytime soon?
-Michelle Mikailonis
1. This photo was taken by Jack Delano in May 1940.
2. The setting of this photo is outdoors, it is daytime, and there is good lighting. It is also in an urban area.
3. There is a few people in this photo, but only one is noticable. He is african american, about 40 years old, and is wearing a white, long sleeved shirt, a tie, hat, and suspenders. The man is standing waiting in an "colored waiting room" line for a bus. I think a distinguishing feature in the photo is the "colored waiting room" sign, it makes a big statement about the times.
4. In the photo there are two structures, a white building with columns and a bus stop building. They are both probubly businesses, in pretty good condition, and well-spaced out.
5. The tone of the photograph is dreary and unexciting.
6. This picture of an african american man standing at a colored bus stop makes me feel bad for him. Segregration at the time effected every single part of peoples lives and was degrating, this is a good example of that. I'm sure their bus stop, like many other things are in worse condition than those for the whites, purposely. He also seems quite bored and tired standing and waiting there.
7. I would ask the man- What is public transportation like for you, do you feel whites have a better system?
I would ask in general- Where are all these people going on the bus? On a trip?
-Michelle Mikailonis
1. This picture was taken by Marion Post Wolcott in Memphis, Tennessee, October 1939.
2. This photo was taken outdoors during the daytime. It is in an urban community and the lighting is good. Judging by the lighting, it is late morning or afternoon.
3. There are four people in the picture. Four adult men who range from about 30 to 60. They are African American and appear to be well dressed. The man closest to the camera seems to be dressed in a suit with a hat. The most distinguishing feature in this picture is that they are standing outside a hotel for African Americans which promises "the best service for colored only". What first caught my eye about this picture is the sign that says Hotel Clark.
4. There is a seemingly run down hotel in the picture. Along the road there are several different businesses connected together. the outside of all of them are brick. The men are standing on the sidewalk next to these buildings.
5. The tone of the photograph is mildly depressing. It depicts how African Americans and white people were segregated.
6. The picture shows how peoples prejudices kept them segregated. I feel depressed when I think about it because it meant that two regular people couldn't get along because they were only judged by the color of their skin. This picture also has a positive side though because it shows that there were hotels for people of all color. Even with this knowledge, however, it shows that this hotel for African Americans was slightly dilapidated and a white persons most likely wouldn't be.
7. I would ask the men in the picture what the inside of the building looked like. Also, I would ask the photographer why they chose to take this picture.